Rail commuter, 25, ‘slapped and racially abused a security guard after refusing to show she had a valid train ticket even though she was a season ticket holder’ 

Rajveer Sandhu (pictured) persistently ignored requests from a conductor and security guard

An angry rail commuter allegedly slapped and racially abused a security guard after refusing to show she had a valid train ticket even though she was a season ticket holder. 

Rajveer Sandhu persistently ignored requests from a conductor and security guard to show her ticket as she made her way home off a train at Slough railway station on February 17, 2015.

She then lashed out at Brandon Thompson, slapping him in the face and calling him a 'monkey' and a 'black b******', jurors at Reading Crown Court heard.

He held her arm as she tried to make another attempt to get round him in a bid to get her to show she had a valid ticket however, his colleagues told him to let her go. 

Sandhu is then accused of turning to them and flicked them the middle finger while shouting: 'It's because you are just jealous because you can't f*** me' as the reason why she had been pulled to one side.

However, it emerged that the 25-year-old passenger had a season ticket and was in possession of it when she was stopped.

Sandhu denied that she had said anything racist to Mr Thompson and claimed she had hit him while acting in self defence, the jury were told.

A 'ticket block' had been set up on an over-bridge between two platforms, where every passenger would be stopped and asked to show a valid ticket for their journey. 

It was manned by Great Western Railway workers as well G4S staff used because of the volume of people who leave trains at the busy Thames Valley station in the evening rush hour.

Prosecutor Roxanne Aisthorpe told the court: 'When asked again to show a ticket she responded: "No way". In their view, she was simply ignoring them and they wanted to see her ticket.

'Brandon Thompson saw Miss Sandhu had walked past the ticket block and went to stop her. He put his arm out so she couldn't move forward. She tries to get around and goes to the side.

'Rajveer Sandhu told him she wouldn't show her ticket. She seemed angry at being asked and said: "I don't want to show my f****** ticket".

'She continues to remonstrate with both of them, continually refusing to show her ticket. This continues for some time; at no point does Miss Sandhu show she has a valid ticket.

'It's at this point she uses racial language and assaults him. 

'As she walked away she can be seen seemingly laughing before turning round. It's said that she shouted: "It's because you are just jealous because you can't f*** me".

'She continues to walk away. You can see her finger pointing back towards the men.' 

The trial, at Reading Crown Court (pictured) before Judge Ian Grainger, continues tomorrow

Mr Thompson told jurors: 'I spoke to her in a nice voice. In a professional way I said, you have to show your ticket. It's a part of the rules.

'She was very aggressive. I don't understand why she was aggressive, but she was very aggressive towards me.' 

Sandhu, from Slough, denies both offences

However, following the incident Sandhu made a complaint to the police.

Miss Aisthorpe said: 'She suggested that she had been assaulted and been the victim of an assault. That led to her making a statement and Mr Thompson being interviewed.

'When interviewed, Miss Sandhu stated in fact Mr Thompson had been the aggressor; that immediately upon him going to speak to her, he pushed her up against the bridge and had held her there. She was scared and had slapped him once in self defence.

'She denied that at any point did she use any racially aggravated language towards Mr Thompson.'

Giving evidence Mr Thompson told the jury: 'I literally reacted straight away. I got hold of her purely out of reaction.

'I was very upset. I came to work - I didn't expect to be abused.

'She said a lot of things. I couldn't really hear, I was still in shock.'

It was claimed that in response to the abuse that Mr Thompson had called Sandhu a 'f****** sl*t' and had pushed her and grabbed her by the hair.

Giving evidence from the witness box, Mr Thompson denied this, saying: 'I only asked her about her ticket. That was it.'

Sandhu is accused of racially aggravated assault by beating and assault by beating. 

Miss Aisthorpe told jurors the two charges were alternates and that Sandhu could be found guilty of either offence, but not both.

Sandhu, from Slough, denies both offences.

The trial, at Reading Crown Court before Judge Ian Grainger, continues tomorrow.